Hyderabad, October 12: “The state government issues orders and brings forth legislations but seldom bothers to implement them.” This was the opinion expressed by building and construction workers of the state who staged a dharna in front of the State Labour Commissioner’s Office here today.
The protest was held under the aegis of the AP Building and Construction Workers Union demanding proper implementation of the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Act 1996.
The State government had failed to enroll construction workers as members in the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, issue identity cards to them and disburse ex-gratia to the workers permanently disabled or to the kin of those killed in accidents, general secretary of the union city unit M Narshima said.
Responding to the memornadum submitted by the union representatives, commissioner of labour HK Nagu had assured the workers of providing exgratia to the affected workers at the earliest besides providing them with houses.
Members of AITUC and various other labour organisations participated in the protest.
–Agencies